by Barbara Safani | Oct 27, 2011 | career management
Women now make up at least half of the American workforce. And based on a research study from the Pew Research Center, one out of five married women are more educated and earn more money than their husbands. Yet despite these strides, working women are facing more...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 26, 2011 | career management
After reading Evil Hr Lady’s post on breastfeeding at work about a working mom whose formerly accommodating boss is now putting restrictions on pumping breast milk at work, I started thinking about how far working nursing moms have come and how far they still...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 25, 2011 | career management
Sure, by now you know that displaying pictures of you partying on Facebook or tweeting about how much you hate your boss are electronic no nos. But there are other, less well known faux pas that people are making every day at work that can get them and their employers...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 3, 2011 | career management
My son has a name that is very common in some parts of the world but not very common in the United States. When you hear a person’s name, do certain thoughts and associations come to mind? I started thinking about how birth names might affect a job...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 27, 2011 | career management
My son says I work too much. He sees me at my desk when he leaves for school in the morning long before the start of the traditional workday. He often sees me there again when he first returns home from school in the afternoon. And he sees me sitting beside him and...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 26, 2011 | career management
We are big fans of Project Runway in my house which prompted me to read Tim Gunn’s book, ‘Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Lessons for Making it Work.’ In the book, Gunn reveals stories of the fashion world’s greatest divas and dirt on...
